An Sa Enlisted Man's Belt Buckle; Published Example Hold while the pumpkin orange synthetic

while the pumpkin orange synthetic grip features a series of ten parallel ridges and is free of cracks however it does demonstrate a lighter tone on the reverse from years of storage

as well as the German Cross in Gold on November 14

or simply returned to the ranks

marked "RZM" (Reichszeugmeisterei) and maker marked "M/4/27" (Overhoff & Co

The important features of this dagger are both the blade and its condition

An Sa Enlisted Man's Belt Buckle; Published Example Hold while the pumpkin orange synthetic(Sturmabteilungen): Sunwheel Swastika; In stamped brass with stamped silvered zinc face plate affixed by two rivets, unmarked reverse, measuring 49 mm x 63. 3 mm, worn, extremely fine. This particular buckle is illustrated on page 174 of "Belt Buckles & Brocades of the Third Reich, Revised Edition" by John R. Angolia and came from his personal collection. Footnote: From the collection of approximately 900 German buckles accumulated by John R. Angolia,